* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of east central New York, including the following counties, Albany, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and Ulster. * WHEN...Until 500 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1056 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen. This areas Flood Warning replaces the Flash Flood Warning since rainfall rates have decreased, but many impacts still remain with flooded roads and elevated stream levels. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, Cohoes, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Colonie, Scotia, Hunter, Delmar, Latham, Guilderland, Niskayuna, Duanesburg, Woodstock, Menands, Westerlo and Ravena. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Esopus Creek at Mount Marion. * WHEN...Until late this evening. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Moderate flood stage. Flooding affects about 25 homes on Orlando Street, Buckley Street and Sandy Lane. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 19.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 21.1 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of east central New York, including the following counties, Columbia, Dutchess and Ulster. * WHEN...Until 400 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1007 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Kingston, Saugerties, Rhinebeck, Hurley, Woodstock, Livingston, Copake, Pine Plains, Clermont, Red Hook, Ancram, Millerton, Staatsburg, Port Ewen, Saugerties South, Lake Katrine, Stanfordville, Tillson, West Hurley and High Falls. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...The Greater Capital Region, the Lake George Saratoga Region, the northern Taconics including the Rensselaer Plateau, the mid Hudson Valley, eastern Catskills, southern and central Taconics and Helderbergs of eastern New York, Bennington and Windham Counties in southern Vermont, the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, and Litchfield County in northwestern Connecticut. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of moderate to heavy rain and a few thunderstorms continue through this afternoon. Rainfall rates may reach as high as 1 to 2 inches per hour within the heaviest and most persistent downpours. Despite recent dry conditions, such high rainfall rates in a short period of time can result in flash flooding, especially in urban and poor drainage areas and where heavy rain repeatedly impacts a given area. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is expected for most areas in the flood watch, with locally higher amounts possible of 3-5 inches across the southern Greens, Berkshires and Litchfield County, Connecticut. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

FFWALY The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Ulster County in east central New York... * Until 245 PM EDT Wednesday. * At 840 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Woodstock, West Shokan, Mount Tremper, Woodland Valley Campground, Phoenicia, Kenneth L Wilson Campground, West Hurley, Boiceville, Beechford, Brodhead, Shokan, Winchell, Woodland, Ashokan, Wittenberg, Samsonville, Peekamoose, Palentown, Riggsville and Montoma.

FFWALY The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Columbia County in east central New York... Eastern Greene County in east central New York... Northeastern Ulster County in east central New York... * Until 145 PM EDT. * At 747 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hudson, Catskill, Saugerties, New Baltimore, Coxsackie, Athens, Saugerties South, Cairo, Veteran, Stuyvesant, Germantown, Centerville, Leeds, Jefferson Heights, Cauterskill, South Cairo, Cairo Junction, Hamburg Light, Limestreet and Kiskatom.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...The mid-Hudson Valley, eastern Catskills, and the central and southern Taconics in eastern New York, Litchfield County in northwest Connecticut, Berkshire County in western Massachusetts, and Bennington and Windham counties in southern Vermont. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of moderate to heavy rain and a few thunderstorms continue overnight into Wednesday afternoon. Rainfall rates may reach as high as 1 to 2 inches per hour within the heaviest and most persistent downpours. Despite recent dry conditions, such high rainfall rates in a short period of time can result in flash flooding, especially in urban and poor drainage areas and where heavy rain repeatedly impacts a given area. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is expected for most areas in the flood watch, with locally higher amounts possible, especially across portions of the eastern Catskills, and across portions of Litchfield and Berkshire counties. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood